The climate of Urk (the Netherlands)
The former island of Urk has been a village and a municipality in the
province of Flevoland since the Zuiderzee was impolderd. Urk is one of
the most religious municipalities in the Netherlands. Bear in mind
that most public places will be closed on Sundays and Christian
holidays. Urk has the largest fishing fleet in the Netherlands. Most
of the people from Urk work in the fishing industry. There is a
monument in the harbor with the names of all the fishermen who have
been lost at sea. Urk has a moderate maritime climate influenced by
the Ijsselmeer (Lake Ijssel) and the warm Gulf Stream. Winters are
cold with temperatures just above freezing point. Extremes in
temperatures do occur; during the winter of 1963 the Ijsselmeer was
completely frozen. Summers are pleasantly warm with temperatures
around 20 degrees Celsius.
Climate information
The data below is based on registered weather data and applies to
Urk:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
5
0
2
19
3
February
5
0
3
12
2
March
8
2
4
15
3
April
12
4
5
13
6
May
16
8
7
14
11
June
19
10
7
13
15
July
21
12
6
14
19
August
21
12
6
14
20
September
18
10
4
16
18
October
14
7
3
17
14
November
9
3
2
18
10
December
6
1
1
19
5
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
